When Your Back Gets the Boot

You woke up this morning, tried to get out of bed only to discover yourback is completely locked up - like a steel parking boot has beenslapped on it, rendering your whole body UN-driveable. Maybeyou should have paid more attention to the warnings signs that werepiling up over the past several months.Neglect is the enemy of normal function. That little twingein your back you felt a few days ago, the morning soreness you've beengetting more often, think of them as 'parking tickets' warning you toget in compliance with the laws spinal maintenance or pay a heftierpenalty down the road. When you continue to ignore ticketafter ticket, don't be surprised if one day you find your entire spineseized and locked out of commission. That's what happens whensubluxations go unchecked and uncorrected.So the lesson of the story... don't wait for your spinal issues to getout of hand before doing something about it. Beresponsible... take care of the small infractions (subluxations) inyour spine now before they lead to bigger problems in thefuture.